Slow food, Accelerating Biodiversity in the Field and On Our Plates — Global Issues

Slow food, Accelerating Biodiversity in the Field and On Our Plates — Global Issues

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Edward Mukiibi first worked the fields as punishment. Now he is a firm believer that the slow food movement can save the planet. He was recently named as the President of Slow Food International. Credit: Slow Food International by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Tuesday, August 02, 2022 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Aug…

Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexicos Mangroves — Global Issues

Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexicos Mangroves — Global Issues

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Aerial view of San Crisanto and its preserved mangrove, in the state of Yucatan, in southeastern Mexico. In addition to trapping and storing CO2, mangroves control coastal erosion, protect against hurricanes and clean water. However, in Yucatan, as in other similar ecosystems, they face threats from increasing urbanization, mass tourism…

Biogas Production Awaits Greater Incentives in Cuba — Global Issues

Biogas Production Awaits Greater Incentives in Cuba — Global Issues

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Farmer Mayra Rojas says that the Chinese-type fixed-dome biodigester built in back of her home in Carambola, in the municipality of Candelaria in western Cuba, has become part of her daily life and a key factor in improving her family’s quality of life. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS by Luis Brizuela (havana)…

Frugal Innovation is Key to Advancing the UNs Global Goal for Education — Global Issues

Frugal Innovation is Key to Advancing the UNs Global Goal for Education — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jaideep Prabhu (cambridge, uk) Tuesday, August 02, 2022 Inter Press Service CAMBRIDGE, UK, Aug 02 (IPS) – The world needs tens of millions of new teachers by 2030, according to UNESCO – an order of magnitude that requires “frugal innovation.” I’ve studied frugal innovation for more than a decade,…

Frugal Innovation is Key to Advancing the UNs Global Goal for Education — Global Issues

The Myanmar Junta Continues to Wreak Death & Destruction — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jan Servaes (brussels) Tuesday, August 02, 2022 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Aug 02 (IPS) – Myanmar has been embroiled in violence and civil unrest since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in February 2021. The initially widespread peaceful protests were crushed…

Bangladesh Plans to Launch Toll-free SMS Flood Warning — Global Issues

Bangladesh Plans to Launch Toll-free SMS Flood Warning — Global Issues

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Farmers in Bangladesh would welcome an early warning system that does not rely on smartphones. Authorities and devising an SMS service after devastating floods killed many people and destroyed harvests. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS by Rafiqul Islam (dhaka) Monday, August 01, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Aug 01 (IPS) – Ziaur Rahman,…

Climate Change is Putting Women & Girls in Malawi at Greater Risk of Sexual Violence — Global Issues

Climate Change is Putting Women & Girls in Malawi at Greater Risk of Sexual Violence — Global Issues

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Credit: UNICEF/Noorani Opinion by Tsitsi Matekaire, Tara Carey (london) Monday, August 01, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) – It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi – one…

In the Race to Mitigate Extreme Heat, We Must not Forget Strengthening Agriculture — Global Issues

In the Race to Mitigate Extreme Heat, We Must not Forget Strengthening Agriculture — Global Issues

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Heat waves increase the risks of crop failures, threatening food security for billions of people. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service URBANA, Illinois, USA, Jul 29 (IPS) – Across the U.S., and around the world, particularly Europe, heat records are…